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When I travel I'm not doing it to relax, but to go on an adventure, to experience other worlds, push myself, and get outside my comfort zone. Otherwise, I total

When I travel I'm not doing it to relax, but to go on an adventure, to experience other worlds, push myself, and get outside my comfort zone. Otherwise, I totally agree. All the people who go on cruises or Mexican resort vacations so they can lay around and be pandered to, that never made any sense to me. I do that at home just fine, for a fraction of the cost and with none of the hassle.

booleandilemma 8y ago
You can’t share my-life-is-better-than-yours vacation selfies that way though.
- qop 8y ago
  Do you find there are a lot of people in your circle that post those? My friends (I'm 54) are probably older and more boring than yours, but like if I open Facebook right now there will be grandbaby pictures, look what I did in my shed this weekend, and politics. That's pretty much the formula year round for my timeline. I strongly suspect that's a trend with younger people. I don't see my friends and coworkers experiencing the same type of satisfaction when posting something that I see younger users having. Hell, I'm glad I'm not the type of old person that doesn't know how to use Facebook. Just that is really enough satisfaction for me.
  - komali2 8y ago
    I'm 27 and my closest friends don't bother. For a while I thought I was missing something, but every time I try to participate in Instagram, I only feel like it reduces my enjoyment of a thing, because I gotta spend a couple seconds fucking with my phone to get a picture. It is great to take a couple story videos here and there though. I like looking at those months after.
    - PunchTornado 8y ago
      Tbh I think Instagram makes people more active and healthier. I'm pretty sure half my friends wouldn't do the things they do if they couldn't instagram it afterwards. Like going for a hike just to have your instagram content for the day.
      - komali2 8y ago
        Hey whatever works. Pokemon go was great for that as well.
        qop 8y ago
        I wish Pokemon Go had been the game we've all actually been waiting on. With familiar Pokemon PVP and real-world Pokemon scavenging. The gym concept they have is just not that much fun. But I guess the advantage to Pokemon go is being accessible to younger audiences who weren't alive when red and blue came out (I think I was nearly 30 then!) and also that the lack of more concrete game mechanics lends the game a more expressive nature. I've seen people that just play to collect their favorite one, and that's kind of magical to me.
- waterhouse 8y ago
  It'd be cheaper if this were a real service: http://lifefaker.com/ http://lifefaker.com/
jimmy1 8y ago
People who can "vacation at home" either: a. don't have kids b. don't have relatives and friends nearby c. don't upkeep their own house or living quarters (has a maid/servent/relative living with them that does everything) The thought of staying home for my vacation, at least for me, is met with feelings of intense drudgery. There is nothing relaxing to me about the suburban/urban rat race I live in. A couple of years ago, I took a flight to Jamaica and stayed at a Butler Resort. I literally sat on turquoise water, white sand beaches all day and had rum drinks brought to me on a silver platter. It was all inclusive, including the spa. If it doesn't make sense to you, you aren't going to the right places. If cost is an issue, I wouldn't have been planning a trip to begin with.
- southerndrift 8y ago
  a. let the kids visit a summer camp for a week or two b. invite your friends c. hire a helping hand for your vacation. That's still cheaper than going on a regular vacation
- namuol 8y ago
  I'm not a parent, but if there's one thing I've for-sure learned about parenthood, it's that it gives you license to passive-aggressively dismiss the perspective of any and all non-parents.
  - fermienrico 8y ago
    Yep, and it goes on to great extents. I don’t have kids but all coworkers of mine get a “one up” for doing the same things I’m doing while being parents. 7 billion people have been born in last 100 years. Raising kids isn’t abnormal.
    - marmadukester39 8y ago
      No, but it’s hard on a level you can’t understand until you do it.
      - 8y ago
old-gregg 8y ago
When I lived in Texas in a house with a back yard and several nice walking trails within 200 yards from it I used to say the same thing. Then I sold the house and moved into a tiny 1br apartment in Manhattan. I loved the change and enjoyed the energy of the city, sunny weekends in Central Park, etc. but... Within a year I started to crave for just being outside with a book/drink by myself, without the crowds and the noise. We booked one of those tropical vacations and I was surprised how nice it was.
wslh 8y ago
There is something in the middle where you go to the beach, relax, and practice some sports without rushing to the office. Obviously, since you have a few weeks of vacations you should decide what kind of vacation you want for the year.
JumpCrisscross 8y ago
> * I do that at home just fine, for a fraction of the cost and with none of the hassle* My most-relaxing vacations are getting an Airbnb on a beach or a lake with friends. We don't leave the house, don't have an agenda, and get to enjoy novel sights, sounds and smells. The combination is so incredibly refreshing.
- scarface74 8y ago
  My most-relaxing vacations are getting an Airbnb on a beach or a lake with friends. We don't leave the house, don't have an agenda, and get to enjoy novel sights, sounds and smells. The combination is so incredibly refreshing. Sometimes for us, but especisllly for me, a vacation is not dealing with anyone except my wife. Often we just want to silently enjoy each others company, read on our iPads and eat and drink with abandon.
Reedx 8y ago
Well, there's a big difference between being at home vs somewhere far away on a beautiful beach.
- whatsstolat 8y ago
  Buy a house on the beach? :)
mc32 8y ago
And it’s a smaller footprint on the environment. Less carbon, fewer tourists spoiling places (places which get overrun by tourists).
jacobsenscott 8y ago
I live in Denver. Laying around and being pandered to here is much more expensive than doing it in many other countries. So we can actually save a lot of money by traveling.
atentaten 8y ago
>When I travel I'm not doing it to relax, but to go on an adventure, to experience other worlds, push myself, and get outside my comfort zone. I too don't care to be pandered to in foreign resorts. Can you share some specific things you do to push yourself and get outside of your comfort zone when you travel.
petre 8y ago
We're doing both relaxing and having an adventure (kayaking, whale watching, snorkeling, hiking etc). We only prefer breakfast included so we can get quickly going in the morning, otherwise we prefer to eat in different places or maybe in the same place. It really depends. We also like going to the bach to relax and swim. Staying at home is quite boring and the city is exhausting. Your brain gets stuck without new experiences. If we lived in the countryside it would be quite different, but then there are choirs to do in and around the house which on vacation get done be the staff.
shostack 8y ago
I've done the all inclusive Mexican resort thing and I've done whirlwind vacations going to multiple cities across the world and spending most of my day walking, exploring, etc. I've found the former helps me physically and mentally recharge better than the latter, but the latter, while perhaps physically and mentally draining in some ways, is way more stimulating and enriching than the former. In the end, it depends on what I really need. Now that I know enough about myself,I can make better use of that time. There doesn't need to be one "right" type of vacation, any different strokes for different folks and what not.

booleandilemma 8y ago

You can’t share my-life-is-better-than-yours vacation selfies that way though.

qop 8y ago
Do you find there are a lot of people in your circle that post those? My friends (I'm 54) are probably older and more boring than yours, but like if I open Facebook right now there will be grandbaby pictures, look what I did in my shed this weekend, and politics. That's pretty much the formula year round for my timeline. I strongly suspect that's a trend with younger people. I don't see my friends and coworkers experiencing the same type of satisfaction when posting something that I see younger users having. Hell, I'm glad I'm not the type of old person that doesn't know how to use Facebook. Just that is really enough satisfaction for me.
- komali2 8y ago
  I'm 27 and my closest friends don't bother. For a while I thought I was missing something, but every time I try to participate in Instagram, I only feel like it reduces my enjoyment of a thing, because I gotta spend a couple seconds fucking with my phone to get a picture. It is great to take a couple story videos here and there though. I like looking at those months after.
  - PunchTornado 8y ago
    Tbh I think Instagram makes people more active and healthier. I'm pretty sure half my friends wouldn't do the things they do if they couldn't instagram it afterwards. Like going for a hike just to have your instagram content for the day.
    - komali2 8y ago
      Hey whatever works. Pokemon go was great for that as well.
      - qop 8y ago
        I wish Pokemon Go had been the game we've all actually been waiting on. With familiar Pokemon PVP and real-world Pokemon scavenging. The gym concept they have is just not that much fun. But I guess the advantage to Pokemon go is being accessible to younger audiences who weren't alive when red and blue came out (I think I was nearly 30 then!) and also that the lack of more concrete game mechanics lends the game a more expressive nature. I've seen people that just play to collect their favorite one, and that's kind of magical to me.
waterhouse 8y ago
It'd be cheaper if this were a real service: http://lifefaker.com/ http://lifefaker.com/

jimmy1 8y ago

People who can "vacation at home" either: a. don't have kids b. don't have relatives and friends nearby c. don't upkeep their own house or living quarters (has a maid/servent/relative living with them that does everything) The thought of staying home for my vacation, at least for me, is met with feelings of intense drudgery. There is nothing relaxing to me about the suburban/urban rat race I live in. A couple of years ago, I took a flight to Jamaica and stayed at a Butler Resort. I literally sat on turquoise water, white sand beaches all day and had rum drinks brought to me on a silver platter. It was all inclusive, including the spa. If it doesn't make sense to you, you aren't going to the right places. If cost is an issue, I wouldn't have been planning a trip to begin with.

southerndrift 8y ago
a. let the kids visit a summer camp for a week or two b. invite your friends c. hire a helping hand for your vacation. That's still cheaper than going on a regular vacation
namuol 8y ago
I'm not a parent, but if there's one thing I've for-sure learned about parenthood, it's that it gives you license to passive-aggressively dismiss the perspective of any and all non-parents.
- fermienrico 8y ago
  Yep, and it goes on to great extents. I don’t have kids but all coworkers of mine get a “one up” for doing the same things I’m doing while being parents. 7 billion people have been born in last 100 years. Raising kids isn’t abnormal.
  - marmadukester39 8y ago
    No, but it’s hard on a level you can’t understand until you do it.
    - 8y ago

old-gregg 8y ago

When I lived in Texas in a house with a back yard and several nice walking trails within 200 yards from it I used to say the same thing. Then I sold the house and moved into a tiny 1br apartment in Manhattan. I loved the change and enjoyed the energy of the city, sunny weekends in Central Park, etc. but... Within a year I started to crave for just being outside with a book/drink by myself, without the crowds and the noise. We booked one of those tropical vacations and I was surprised how nice it was.

wslh 8y ago

There is something in the middle where you go to the beach, relax, and practice some sports without rushing to the office. Obviously, since you have a few weeks of vacations you should decide what kind of vacation you want for the year.

JumpCrisscross 8y ago

> * I do that at home just fine, for a fraction of the cost and with none of the hassle* My most-relaxing vacations are getting an Airbnb on a beach or a lake with friends. We don't leave the house, don't have an agenda, and get to enjoy novel sights, sounds and smells. The combination is so incredibly refreshing.

scarface74 8y ago
My most-relaxing vacations are getting an Airbnb on a beach or a lake with friends. We don't leave the house, don't have an agenda, and get to enjoy novel sights, sounds and smells. The combination is so incredibly refreshing. Sometimes for us, but especisllly for me, a vacation is not dealing with anyone except my wife. Often we just want to silently enjoy each others company, read on our iPads and eat and drink with abandon.

Reedx 8y ago

Well, there's a big difference between being at home vs somewhere far away on a beautiful beach.

whatsstolat 8y ago
Buy a house on the beach? :)

mc32 8y ago

And it’s a smaller footprint on the environment. Less carbon, fewer tourists spoiling places (places which get overrun by tourists).

jacobsenscott 8y ago

I live in Denver. Laying around and being pandered to here is much more expensive than doing it in many other countries. So we can actually save a lot of money by traveling.

atentaten 8y ago

>When I travel I'm not doing it to relax, but to go on an adventure, to experience other worlds, push myself, and get outside my comfort zone. I too don't care to be pandered to in foreign resorts. Can you share some specific things you do to push yourself and get outside of your comfort zone when you travel.

petre 8y ago

We're doing both relaxing and having an adventure (kayaking, whale watching, snorkeling, hiking etc). We only prefer breakfast included so we can get quickly going in the morning, otherwise we prefer to eat in different places or maybe in the same place. It really depends. We also like going to the bach to relax and swim. Staying at home is quite boring and the city is exhausting. Your brain gets stuck without new experiences. If we lived in the countryside it would be quite different, but then there are choirs to do in and around the house which on vacation get done be the staff.

shostack 8y ago

I've done the all inclusive Mexican resort thing and I've done whirlwind vacations going to multiple cities across the world and spending most of my day walking, exploring, etc. I've found the former helps me physically and mentally recharge better than the latter, but the latter, while perhaps physically and mentally draining in some ways, is way more stimulating and enriching than the former. In the end, it depends on what I really need. Now that I know enough about myself,I can make better use of that time. There doesn't need to be one "right" type of vacation, any different strokes for different folks and what not.